Classic Poem

( " Fortunate is your advent! Greeting and Welcome to thee, O Germany! " )

" O newly-arrived guest of Persia, welcome!
O Germany! Your place is on our eyes: welcome!
Persia is like a well-filled table with foreigners for guests;
O guest unbidden to this table, welcome!
Thanks be to God! The morning of union hath appeared;
The nights of separation have come to an end: welcome!
To take captive the bird-like hearts of your unhappy lovers
With the snare in your hand and the grain in your apron, welcome!
Claiming to be the protector of Islam and the Muslims
Thou hast entered the gang of thieves: welcome!
But, since your competitors have carried off all that there was,
I am afraid that disappointment may be your portion: welcome!
Islam was friendless and helpless; now
A hundred thanks, it has found a guardian like thee: welcome!
I know thee well, O libertine of many spells!
The Devil sings the praises of thy cunning: welcome!
Thy favour ever embraces Islam; we are unable to voice the thanks which are your due: welcome!
Cunning prompted thee to extend the hand of friendship to the Turk;
Thou didst whisper into his ear the verse of loss: welcome!
Then, on the pretext of friendship for the Sultan of Fez,
Thou didst hasten towards Tangier: welcome!
The injury which Morocco experienced from such a friend as thee
It had never experienced from the enmity [of another]: welcome!
Having finished with the affairs of these two, without delay
Thou didst appear in the land of Persia: welcome!
To shear the heads of a handful of innocents
Thou bringest in thy hand a sharp razor: welcome!
Wantonly, with pretexts of College and Bank,
Thou hast attained thy secret object: welcome!
Our cry of lamentation still rises to heaven
On account of the Russian and British Banks: welcome!
In short it seems that we have now no option
Save to submit to the orders of the Franks: welcome!
Yet the circling heaven remains not in one position;
Say, " Despair not of God!" Welcome! "